What does Quran 53:21 mean?

Quran 53:21 (Surah An-Najm, Ayah 21) translates to: "Is the male for you and for Him the female?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 53:21 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Najm (The Star), the 53th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Idolatry, Tawhid, Prophet Ibrahim, Accountability.

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

Is the male for you and for Him the female?

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

3 other themes with weak connections

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Oneness of Allah

53:21Ayah 162

2 ayahs in An-Najm are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

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Are you to have males and He females?

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